| Discordant Affected Twins |
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Diagnosis | 24 dermatomyositis, 6 systemic lupus erythematosus and 1 polymyositis |
Number of Monozygotic Twins | 71% (22/31) |
Number of Dizygotic Twins | 29% (9/31) |
Age (mean, ± SD) | 14.2 + 2.1 years |
Disease Duration (mean, ± SD) | 1.69+ 1.5 years |
Gender (% Female) | 61% (19/31) |
Taking Immunosuppressive Treatmenta | 93.5% (29/31) |
Global Disease Activity Scoreb (mean, ± SD) | 20.2 + 17.3 |
Global Disease Damage Scorec (mean, ± SD) | 7.8 + 15.8 |